Salmon Ochazuke (Easy Rice Cooker Salmon with Green Tea and Rice)
This flavorful recipe has salmon and rice cooked together in a rice cooker, and is topped with a super savory green tea broth and lots of flavorful toppings, like fresh herbs, avocado, nori, and soft boiled egg.
Ingredients
Salmon Ochazuke
- 1 cup short grain rice brown or white, rinsed until water runs clear
- 2 cups plus 2 tablespoons water
- 12 ounces frozen salmon filets
Savory Green Tea Broth
- 3 cups brewed quality loose leaf green tea ideally sencha green tea (NOT matcha), with leaves strained out and discarded
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce or tamari can add more or less to taste
- 1 1/2 tablespoons rice vinegar can add more or less to taste
- 1 1/2 tablespoons toasted sesame oil can add more or less to taste
Toppings
- 6 Green onions thinly sliced
- 1 Avocado thinly sliced
- 2 soft boiled eggs cut in half (optional)
- 1 carrot thinly sliced into 2-inch pieces and tossed with a few tablespoons of rice vinegar
- 1/2 sheet Nori dried seaweed sheets, torn or cut into roughly 1-inch pieces
- 3 tablespoons Gomaiso savory Japanese sesame seed and seaweed spice mix
- 1/2 cup Cilantro or thai basil leaves to taste
- Soy sauce or tamari to taste
Instructions
Salmon Ochazuke
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Add the water and rice to the rice cooker and nestle the salmon on top. Close and cook at the "normal" rice setting. If you are using brown rice and your rice cooker has a brown rice setting, use the brown rice setting (FYI this usually takes almost 2x as long as the white rice setting, just as a head's up). The cooking time varies for every rice cooker brand/model, but my zojirushi tends to take about 40 minutes for the "normal white" rice setting.
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Once the rice cooker is done, flake the salmon with a fork to ensure it's done. (If it flakes apart, it's done). Gently stir together the rice and flaked salmon to combine.
Savory Green Tea Broth
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In a large bowl, combine the brewed green tea, soy sauce, rice vinegar, and toasted sesame oil. Taste, and add more of the soy sauce, rice vinegar, and/ore toasted sesame oil as you'd like.
Assembly
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Evenly distribute the rice mixture between three bowls. Pour about 1 cup of the savory green tea broth over each bowl. Evenly distribute the toppings over the three bowls. Taste, and add more soy sauce, rice vinegar, or toasted sesame oil if desired. Enjoy!